by Sydney Smith on Aug 02, 2012
UK Express Apologizes, Pays Libel Settlement for ‘Extreme Muslim’ Claims
The UK Sunday Express apologized for its June 2011 story claiming a UK school "taught extreme Islam," the Guardian reported....
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by Sydney Smith on Aug 01, 2012
Rebekah Brooks, Andy Coulson Charged in Phone Hacking Investigation
Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson have been charged with "conspiring to intercept the communications of at least 600 people between...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 31, 2012
Charlotte Church Wins Libel Settlement from UK’s People
UK People paid singer Charlotte Church libel damages and her court fees for its 2011 fake story that she drunkenly...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 31, 2012
Associated Newspapers to Pay $24K for Running Photo of Child
A UK judge has called for Associated Newspapers to "pay £15,000 in privacy damages" for running "unpixellated pictures of a...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 29, 2012
PCC Rules Undercover Reporting, Recording OK B/c in the Public Interest
Undercover reporting and recording of a public relations firm was in the public interest, the Press Complaints Commission reported. The...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 27, 2012
Rupert Murdoch Resigns from UK Newspaper Boards
Rupert Murdoch resigned this month from the boards of "the NI Group, Times Newspaper Holdings and News Corp Investments in...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 25, 2012
Ethics Paper from Reuters Institute Addresses Objectivity, Impartiality
The importance of and problems relating to objectivity and impartiality were highlighted in a new report by the Reuters Institute...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 23, 2012
New Ethics Code, Regulation Group Proposed at UK Leveson Inquiry
A group called the Media Regulation Roundtable's proposed "Code of Ethics and Responsibility" and media regulation body were discussed at...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 21, 2012
Science Journalism Conference Asks: ‘Should science journalists focus on explaining science or on exposing misconduct?’
Science journalism ethics were discussed at last month's UK Conference of Science Journalists, the Guardian reported. Some issues discussed at the...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 20, 2012
UK Newspaper Invaded Privacy in Report on Child’s Medical Condition, PCC Says
The Camberley News and Mail apologized for invading the privacy of a girl by identifying her and her medical condition...